Eight parent-child photography tips

First, set the camera

If you have a basic understanding of photography, you will also know A - Mode aperture precondition and S/Tv - Mode shutter priority of usage, we use these when shooting children photography, and focus on the composition of a picture!

A - Mode aperture priority: to adjust the aperture and ISO, shutter is decided by the camera

S/Tv - Mode shutter priority: to adjust the shutter speed and ISO, aperture is determined by the camera

When using A - Mode, you can use the aperture to control the depth of field and into the light, the larger the aperture (e.g., f / 2.8) will have lower depth of field, large aperture can also make the shutter faster; When to use S/Tv - Mode, you choose a shutter speed, 1/100 S, for example, this will ensure that take clear photos, when filming active children is more useful! , of course, if you have a letter hand on M - mode full manual mode, using the M - mode allows you to better grasp the exposure, because the camera's metering function is always not perfect (remember + / - EV is used as the exposure compensation)!

Second, make good use of continuous shooting

We are usually shooting landscapes, most of the time will be filmed in a single, but children are active and rich expression, use the camera continuous shooting functions can be more effectively capture the children interesting aspect! When using continuous shooting you can also use with AF - On button, so that the composition is more convenient!

Third, the shutter should not be too slow!

One of mistakes new photographers parents often make is photo blur, especially in indoor places such as shopping malls, most of the time it is because shutter speed is too slow, in addition to keep "safety shutter", suggest that you can make shutter quicker than the safety value of the shutter to get clearer picture. To enhance the shutter speed, you can use a large aperture or higher ISO, indoor mall looks bright, but it is not enough light for the camera, in order to maintain a faster shutter speed, ISO sometimes need 800-800!

Fourth, lens selection

For children photography generally use 50mm or 85mm focal length is enough, most of the kit lens also contains 50mm focal length which is applicable. If you have higher requirements for photos, you can also buy cheap delineated large aperture fixed focus lens 50mm f / 1.8, or 85 mm f / 1.8 which fits a portrait, the large aperture for a shallow depth of field and maintain a low ISO is very useful!

Fifth, picture composition skills

(1) Extreme close-ups

In addition to the film Elements beautiful decoration of the entire site, we can also shoot children standing out! Use telephoto lens, or shooting near children can also get close-up effect, of course with the surrounding environment can make more professional feeling!

(2) The rapid capture, catch children interesting aspect

Children are always excited to see interesting decoration and toys running around, when shooting should be ready to camera, more make snap, even if one or two photos of it doesn't matter is focal or blur, it can for the whole series of photographs add more change! Attention to snap ring can sometimes be a little time (f / 4 / f / 5.6, for example), so that the depth of field is wider, especially when using "blind" skill (shooting directly with feeling)

(3) Let children move

Elements in the filming site seeing a lot of parents always told children to stand beside one of the decorative rainbow, actually a better approach is to let children walk more, more to explore different environment, because the expression when they are playing the most abundant natural, such clap a beautiful photo opportunity will soar!

(4) Make good use of props

Might as well when took in with children go out with some props, props or greater use of the site environment decoration for interacts with children, so there will be more photos, when children have props smile more happy!

(5) How to make good use of natural light

Want to take beautiful photos, the students must pay more attention to the light of all round, in the venue for Elements, for example, smallpox to ride with beautiful natural light to come in, so that we can use the natural light and shoot don't have flash, so take photos is easier to control the exposure, also will be more soft beautiful!

(6) Shooting in a child's eye level

Not being tall children, adults often when shooting down in your own eye level, make children become "the first big feet small" effect, in fact as long as when shooting down, keep in the child's eye level, so that more can be integrated into their world, can feel the joy of children, take photos are natural!

(7) With a lovely pictures from fisheye lens

If you have a fisheye lens. Remember to take out to use! With a fisheye lens, whether up or down, also can make photo exaggerated deformation effect, at this time with the kid's interesting expressions and actions can definitely for photo added a lovely feeling!

(8) Taken from different angles

For children to leave beautiful photos, the students must not can only rely on a single composition, classic, of course, "the rule of thirds" useful, but we can also use surroundings or props to as a "framework", or looking for some "outlook" to a setoff, even through the decoration (such as window of Graffiti suvs) to film the kid's every move, also can let photos have more change.

Take children go out for travel, taking pictures will not only leave a memorable moment, but also can through interaction to promote emotion.